Research: physician-assisted dying & voluntary active euthanasia
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As a provider and patient advocate, how would you approach a case where a patient has a fair prognosis in a terminal illness and choses assisted euthanasia, assuming the laws of your state allows it? What would be your initial action and what resources will you employ?
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Physician-assisted dying (PAD) and Voluntary active euthanasia (VAE) are highly controversial subjects and requires deliberate and careful considerations for both the patient and the legal protection of the physician.
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When a physician provides terminally ill patients, at their explicit request, with a prescription for a lethal medication that they can take on their own, the term physician-assisted dying (PAD). Voluntary active euthanasia (VAE) is conducted by a physician. It is recommended to use the language used by patients and families, making sure to clarify precisely what they are requesting if they raise ...
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